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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



NOVEMBER 3, 18&i. 



DETROIT. 



On Friday last the Detroit Florists' 

 Club, as the guests of the president, 

 Mr. Phil. Breitmeyer, visited Mt. 

 Clemens, to inspect their large plant 

 at that place. We first called on Mr. 

 R. Klegge to look at his violets, of 

 which he has three houses, and a most 

 beautiful sight it was, for they are 

 as even as can be and covered with 

 flowers of extra large size and color. 

 We next walked through the plant of 

 Mr. Breitmeyer, which gave us an ap- 

 petite for what followed, as he has 

 twenty -seven houses that are filled 

 with stock to supply their store in 

 the city. One house of seedling car- 

 nations was a very interesting sight, 

 a red seedling looking very promis- 

 ing. We were then asked to the house 

 to test the home-made wines and par- 

 take of lunch served by the ladies of 

 the house. 



A very pleasant feature of the occa- 

 sion was the presentation of a wine 

 cup to Mr. Breitmeyer, Sr., as a token 

 of the esteem in which he is held by 

 the club. After singing a parting 

 song we visited the plant of Mr. 

 Carey, who has a very fine lot of 

 stock — and also refreshments. The 

 evening was spent at the Monroe 

 House, as the guests of Mr. Fred 

 Breitmeyer, in bowling, singing, etc. 



"EVERYTHING." 



The above seems the only word to 

 use in describing the contents of the 

 catalogue of the Chicago House Wreck- 

 ing Co., of which a copy has been sent 

 us and their stock must be something 

 immense. They carry new as well as 

 second hand material and must have 

 acres of surface to store such a mis- 

 cellaneous stock of heavy goods. They 

 have worked up quite a trade with 

 florists in piping, hardware of all sorts 

 and the wire known as "shorts." This 

 is short lengths of telegraph wire, 

 ranging from 65 feet upward, and 

 which is just as good to make rose 

 stakes from as the full lengths and is 

 much cheaper. The second hand boil- 

 er flues supplied by this firm have 

 been considerably used by Chicago 

 florists for posts under iron gutters in 

 greenhouse construction and have also 

 been used to take the place of the 

 usual cast iron pipe at much less cost 

 than the pipe, the lengths being con- 

 nected by collar joints. 



RETAIL ADVERTISING. 



We have received from Mr. D. B. 

 Long, Buffalo, N. Y., a copy of a lit- 

 tle booklet entitled, "Palms, Ferns,. 

 House - Plants, and How to Treat 

 Them." It is a handsomely printed 

 and illustrated pamphlet of 12 pages 

 and cover, intended to be distributed 

 by retail florists as a form of adver- 

 tisement that -will not only bring 

 trade, but be the means of instructing 

 customers how to treat their plants 

 intelligently. It should prove a very 

 effective adv. for the retail florist of- 

 fering plants. 



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..Kraft's Plant Tonic. 99 



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This has been conclusively proven bv experiments at Lincoln Park, Chicago. The Tonic also 



kills Hard Shelled Scale, Ble'aly Buff, and other insect pests without iniurv to the 



plant. A trial ol a 25-cent bottle will convince you that a really remarkable 



m^^ccticide has been discovered. Send lor circular. 



Kraft Pl ant Tonic Co., -^Rockford, III. | 



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»?hen you write. 



Holly 



of the Best Grade 



from the Swamps, 



with Bright Green Foliage and well Berried 



Delaware 



Orders will now be 



at the proper t 



ALEX, PULLEN, ^ .^ Milford, Delaware, 



Orders will now be received for shipments which will go forward (reshlv pa. ke.l 

 at the proper time For prices and terms, a.ldress — 



MIUFORD NURSERIES. 



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JUST ARRIVED from 



ium Longiflorun 

 Crop short. 



all sizes. 



On hand ; — Extra selected Iiily of the Valley 

 From cold storage ; — A tine lot of Arancarias. 

 State quantity needed and prices will be cheerfull' 



F. W. O. SGt1MIT2. - 



JAPAN - L 



issus. (3H||\|j\ .. Chinese Secred Lilies. 

 , 2,000 m a case $24.0(i 



JERSEY CITY. IN. J. 



F. & F. NURSERIES,^S".;«~?E^;,V.''v 



Wholesale Growers TREES and PLANTS in Full Assortment TRADE CATALOGUE FREE. 



The Review whe 



Stock Plants- 



Mums 



Flo 



of earliest of all 

 LADV FITZWVGRAM, 



ches in diameter. Cut September 20. 



Last year September 17, $1,01,1 per doz. Cash with 

 order, please, 



FRED BURKI, - Bellevue, Pa. 



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"SPECIAL OFFER." 



Pandanus Itilis, Vi^l:.^V&.n 



stock. $8,00 per 100, Only a limited number. 

 Fine tor growing on. 



SIEBKECHT & SON, 



ITew Bochelle, N. 7. 



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I Burpee's Seeds Grow j 



MITGnilNGS Sc GO: 



233 MERCER STREET, NEW YORK. 

 0RBB1SI10USB BUILDING, 



VENTILATING APPARATUS 



HOT WATER BOILERS, PIPES AND finiNGS. 



SEND FOUR CENTS FOR CATALOGUE. 



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